Liquid-evaporator for heaters.



F. E. BUDDINGTON. LIQQID EVABORATORPOR HHATERS. APPLICATION ULEB Amm, 1913.

Patented Mar. 24, 1914 UNITED STATES,

ATETT FFICE.

Specification of Leiters Patent,

Application filed April 3, Slll.

Paiened Mar. 24, 1.914. Serial No. ?bS,738.

all un m 'it may conce/ra:

Be it nown that I, FRANK E. BUnDiNGv TON, a citizen 0f the United States, residing at Chicago, (ifonnty of Cook, and State of Illinoisv have invented certain new and useful Impl'ovemenis in lflqnidllvapoxatorsf in the areorfipanyl f i l' 'l anni glzwfinln f larly pointed out in ne l i. ne end this spleeiiieaiioin nire l. is a "vim the upper portion of elle mail: n? n? a las# wafer f'.exx1, my improved liquid evapora toi' bzfng sinwygi on top {1li-'freni and in Ven tical seeiion :in line imi of 2. Fig, is a plan `view of my improved liquid evaporator3 a portion only of lie fabric being shown, Fig, 3 is a View in eross-seetinn on line 3---3 of' F'f. Fig. 4 ie 'Jian View of a radiative e mwing a modifie forni nf my invention ai" il [heretor Fig. 5 is a View in vertical .flens-section of Lne meaiif *fied farm of eva'xporaor shown in Fig. 4@ a par?, @fine raliiatoz' being indicated by (lot ted lines in side elevatmsn.

Vhile for' ilnstraLien l have shown. my in vention a'jplied in eonneeinnvwith a het. Water radiator, it will be readily understood that it can lie used in connection with hm air registers nr in other sit/nations in which it is desired to lnipa' moisture to the air ef a roam.

Afn the :wcflmpai'iying drawing, 10 designate@ hat water radiator of familiar eenstruction.

My improved liquid' evaperator comprises a pan or eeeeptacle l for holding a supply of Watan To aiiord a firm support, for the receptacle li? it is preferably attached 1:0 an open-wink 12. This base- !c shown as consisting ci' border frame 13 and lie-- nnen the. sides and ends of which extend '14. inasmuch the paris of the .Zich project beyond the receptacle szv: elevarinn ci;

l ll are illus @pen or retienlatecl, the het air" van ascend freely tlnouglx the base.

li'ozn the top of the receptacle or pan 11 pmgeets an opemmnk fabric support 15 adapted io su in a sheet o` six-ip (if fabric ,Hi "inn, iam'n: lo is joieferaiiiy of thm oyen, niaferal of lace-like Lemmez so as to f pei "L the 'passage theretlnough of the heat ed air, and a pmien of this fabric will dip into fiile qnid wiilxin the receptacle 1l, and this liquid, by zapillary atiiraction, will. he

i p from die pan and will pf'rfion of 'fee nl' han nnen lin slm sin,

, n mwen di ,is sliosin as; ex-

g, anni eontaino J seffnfely of the liquid l he same, the purpose of zlin @pending feminin of the hund being #ne upyer nf the healed an: lirongh he fabric support and rn?. From ihn ,ifoi'iwoingg description it will be seen dem: when the of fabric 1.6 is plan-en 'within the Minid in the rece' facie il, anni ne mi .ion poltons of the fabric A leaned over the fabric supw muni: funn the eeceptaclo ll am np 'ny capillary ni'taeion anni dis-hanmail over the distended portions o? lie fabiif; l so Fiat 'he heated air rises thz'nngh ne fabiic sapins-rf. and fabric, it wiil gz'aduaily evaporate the water aan riad by the fibers of he fabrie and thus lnoisufn the healed al1'. If desired, the fab .sie supp-Sri, may bn furnished with suitable fastening devi( Weigliis or ihe iik@- for holding the In? 1c in position upon the sar- J the ialivie support. In the imm of the invention illnstiaed in FQ 4r and 5 of the drawing, I have show i :i round ieceplnele or Water pan l'lf. To the hmmm of this pan is secured an epoxi-smilie base lf2" anni from the top of which is seemed an annular @penvorlc fab vie support. 15. This annular open-werk falnie support l5 is surrounded by a hood or 'frame le that eomespm'n with and performs ihe same function as fiile moc or frame 18 in the form of the invention hereinbefore described.

It will be understood that the precise details of construction above set out may be varied without departing from the spirit of the invention, and that features of the invention may be employed Without its adoption as an entirety.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. A liquid evaporator com rising the combination of a liquid receptac e, an openworlr fabric support secured to said receptacle adjacent its top and extendinglaterally therefrom, and a hcod around the edges of said openwork fabric support and depending therefrom.

2. A liquid evaporator comprising the combination of a pan-shaped liquid receptacle having an open top as broad as the body of said receptacle, an open work fabric support secured to said receptacle adi jacent its top and extending laterally `therefrom at opposite sides thereof, and a thin open material of laee-like texture to admit the passage of air therethrough resting upon said fabric support and extending into said g receptacle.

3. A liquid evaporator comprising thel combination of a pan-shaped liquid receptacle having a broad open top, an openwork fabric support secured to said receptacle adjacent its top and extending laterally therefrom on opposite sides thereof, a hood extending around the outer ed e of said openwork fabric sup ort and aove and below the same, and a abric of thin open material extending over said openwork support and into said pan-shaped receptacle.

4.A liquid evaporator comprising the combination of a panshaped liquid receptacle having a broad open top of substan' tially the same area as the body of the receptacle and having a flat bottom, a laterally projecting openv'ork base at the bottom of said receptacle and extending outwardly therefrom at opposite sides thereof, an openwork fabric support secured to said receptacle adjacent its open top and extending laterally therefrom, a hood extending around the outer edges of said openwork fabric support, and a sheet of thin fabric extending into said vessel and over said openwork fabric support.

FRANK E. BUDD-NGTON.

Witnesses:

KATHARINE GERLACH. J. G. ANDERSON. 

